Do non-expected utility choice patterns spring from hazy preferences? An experimental study of choice 'errors'

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-297

  Butler, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

C91; D81; Errors; Event splitting effects; Expected utility; Incompleteness; Regret

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012981232     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00077-3     Document Type: Article

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